Novelty container



L'WSSZ Oct. 14, 1930. B. B. DEH-EL.

' NOVELTY CONTAINER Filedy July 5, 1929 4.5M MMX/Qa: Bernard 3612??,

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.Benjamin 55 Ms @vbo/m Patented Oct. 14, 1930 UNITED STATES BENJAMIN BERNARD DEITEL, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK NOVELTY CONTAINER Y Application filed July 5, 1929. Serial No. 375,992.

My invention relatesto novelty, and more particularly to vanity, cases.

The present invention is an improvement on the novelty and vanity cases disclosed in my prior Patents Nos. 1,694,702; 1,715,820; and 1,715,821. Its construction follows the same general principlesbut it is more simple and its manufacture requires fewer and less expensive tools and dies. Furthermore, the

present construction creates the illusion that the case is much thinner than it actually is, which adds to its attractiveness.

This simplification in construction and the illusion of thinness are obtained by using dished tops and bottoms in lieu of the former combination of flat top and bottom lids with a separate wall structure, and by locating the flanges to which the facing is clamped by means of channel members at the median plane of the case, instead of at the top and bottom.

In the drawing, which illustrates one embodiment of my invention, namely, the one applied to vanity cases, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the case, closed; Figure 2 is a plan view of the same case, open; Figure 3 is a cross section taken along the line 3 3 of Figure 1; Figure 4l is a similar cross section for a'modifed form of the invention where both dished frames are open and both are provided with cover plates; and Figure 5 is a partial cross sectional view of a case dilfering from the one illustrated in the other figures in that the channels are formed by f bending the flanges upon themselves instead of being separate members. v

Referring to the figures in detail, 1 and 2 are dished frames made preferably of sheet metal and hinged together at 3 with their concave sides facing one another. Except where they are hinged to one another, both frames l and 2 are provided with flanges 4 forming extensions of their dished portions. rlhe anges of one frame rest on the flanges of the other when the case is closed, the depth of the case being the combined depths of the two dished frames. The top frame, 1, is open,

i. e. its central portion is cut out up to where the curving of the frame begins, and the inner edges of the open frame are formed into bezels 5. The bottom frame, 2, may be whole, as in Figures 1-3, or it may be open, like frame 2, as in Figure Ll. The open frame 2 is similar to the open frame 1, except that no bezels are formed on its inner edges. A cover plate 6, dished to conform with the open frame l, constitutes the top of the case. Vhen the bottom frame is also open, a second coverplate 6, similar to the cover plate 6, is provided to constitute the bottom of the case. A facing 7, of leather, cloth, or other suitable material extends over the cover plate 6 and frame 2, when the latter is Whole, or over the two cover plates 6 and 6 when bothrframes are open, and over the hinged edges 3 of the frames. The facing and cover plate or plates are jointly secured to the frames l and 2 or 2 by channels which clamp the facing 7 and coverplate or plates to the flanges 4. The channels may be separate members 8, as in Figures 1 4, following the construction dis closed in my arior Patent No. 1,694,702, or they may be formed by bending the flanges upon themselves, like channels 8 in Figure 5, following the construction disclosed in my prior Patent No. 1,715,821. A mirror 9 rests against the cover plate 6 and is held in position by the bezels 5.

The bezels and mirrorare shown only because the example shown in the drawing to illustrate my invention is a vanity case. It is to be understood that the construction of the case is not limited to this example and that, as in my prior above mentioned patents, the same or similar construction may be used in receptacles designed for other purposes and different uses.

'A variety of locking means may be used for the case. In the illustrated embodiment of my invention, short, narrow strips are stamped out of the frames 1 and 2 and formed into rolls 10 and 11, respectively, just back of the channels 8 or 8, so that, when the case is closed, the lock is not visible. The locking is effected by the slipping of one of the rolls 10, 11, under the other when the two frames are snapped to a closed position. The lock is easily released when the frames are separated to open the case. In order to facilitate this separation, the front flanges of the frames have small, short lugs l2 and 13 protruding through the channels 8 or 8 which are provided with openings for the/purpose. To open the case, one only has to pull on the lugs 12, 13, in opposite directions.

The case is provided with the usual pans 14E, 15, serving as containers for powder and rouge and separated from one another as by means of a cross bar 16, similarly to the arrangement described in the above mentioned patents.

I claim:

1. A container comprising two dished frames hinged together with their concave sides facing one another, flanges along the edges of said frames except where they are hinged, a facing extending over said frames and over their hinged edges, channels along the nonhinged edges of said frames clamping said facing to said flanges, and lugs projecting outwardly from said flanges, said channels being provided with openings for the passage of said lugs.

2. A container comprising two hinged dished frames, at least one of said frames being open, flanges along the edges of said frames except where the57 are hinged to one another, a cover plate on said open frame shaped to conform therewith, a facing eX- tending over said cover plate and the opposite frame and over the hinged edges of said frames, channels clamping said facing and said cover plate to the flanges of said open frame, channels clamping said facing to the ilaiiges of the opposite frame, lugs projecting from said flanges, said channels being provided with openings for the passage of said lugs, and means disposed within said frames for releasably locking said frames together.

3. A vanity case comprising two dished frames hinged together, one of said frames being open, flanges along the edges of said frames except where they are hinged to one another, a cover plate on said open frame shaped to conform therewith, the inner edges of said open frame being formed into bezels for retaining mirror resting against said cover plate, a facing extending over said cover plate and the opposite frame and over the hinged edges of said frames, channel-s clamping said facing and said cover plate to the flanges of said open frame, channels clamping said facing to the flanges of the opposi e frame, means for releasably locking said frames together, and lugs projecting from said flanges, said channels being pro vided with openings for the passage of said lugs.

4. A anity case comprising two dished frames hinged together, one of said frames being ope-n, flanges along the edges of said frames except where they are hinged to one another, a cover plate on said open frame shaped to coliform therewith, the inner edges of said open frame being formed into bezels for retaining a mirror resting against said cover plate, a facing extending over said cover plate and the opposite frame and over the hinged edges of said frames, separate channel members clamping said facing and said cover plate to the flanges of said open frame, separate channel members clamping said facing to the flanges of the opposite frame, lugs projecting from said flanges, said channel members being provided with openings for the passage of said lugs, and means disposed on the inner side of said frames for releasably locking said frames together.

In testimony whereof have affixed my signature.

BENJAMIN BERNARD DEITEL. 

